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Markets Group Web Conference Agenda

Markets Group Web Conference Agenda. June 30, 2011. Agenda Summary. Brief introduction on Markets Group Discussion of Human Capital Economic Opportunity Group and INET (Jim Heckman or Rob Dugger )

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Markets Group Web Conference Agenda

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  1. Markets Group Web Conference Agenda June 30, 2011

  2. Agenda Summary • Brief introduction on Markets Group • Discussion of Human Capital Economic Opportunity Group and INET (Jim Heckman or Rob Dugger) • Presentation by Rob Dugger: A performance contingent contract for financing pre-kindergarten education • General group planning issues – what should the group do? • New membership

  3. General Goal of Markets Group • Bring together individuals from various backgrounds to interact and foster research on issues related to financing human capital • Academics, policymakers, non-profits, etc. • Macroeconomics, labor, finance, development

  4. A performance contingent contract for financing pre-kindergarten education • Rob Dugger • Co-Director of Human Capital and Economic Opportunity Global Working Group and Advisory Board for INET • Founder of the Partnership for America’s Economic Success and Chairman of Invest in Kids Working Group • Founder of Hanover Investment Group and former partner in Tudor Investment Corp. • Former policy director of the ABA and a number of congressional positions

  5. What will the Markets group do? • Conferences and workshops • Inaugural conference timing • Website: • Working papers (public) • ‘Private’ research area where group members can post early work, comments, etc.? • Key papers, bibliography (bibtex file)? • Course-related materials (e.g. syallabi)? • News and popular press links • Blog? • Information transmission (e.g. monthly email listing recent working papers or events?) • Web conferences? • Anything else?

  6. New members • Do we want any requirements? • Require recommendation from a current group member? • ‘OK’ by group coordinators?

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